38 Week Check Up

I think my week of working from home was too quiet and low key because I had expected to be much further progressed at my 38 week check up.  According to Dr. Bailey, I am 3 cm dilated, almost 80% effaced, and Emerson is still low, but not any lower than at my 37 week check up.

The good news is that I am now officially on maternity leave, so I am free to do whatever I want all day instead of sitting in front of my work computer.  Maybe I can get enough activity in this week to see more progress at my 39 week check up.

So far I have hung new curtains in both Lila's and Emerson's rooms, put up a few decorations to freshen up the nursery, decorated a picture frame for Lila's room with the sea shells that she and Aaron collected on our vacation, done some baking (double chocolate chunk coconut brownies for Aaron and banana bread with Lila), and made a big pot of chili and queso (another Aaron request).  Now if I can just focus my energy on cleaning the house and preparing meals that I can freeze ahead of time, I'll probably feel a lot more productive!